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Ken Lerer

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Mar 19, 2010 → Nov 21, 2016

4deals (issuers)
$240.6Mreported sold
73investors
7Form D filings
2010–2016years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Ken Lerer is listed as a director on 7 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Mar 2010 and Nov 2016: BuzzFeed, Inc. (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2016; $200M reported sold to 22 investors), Food52, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY — retailing — 2013; $20M reported sold to 16 investors), BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC (New York, NY — other technology — 2010–2014; $19.5M reported sold to 24 investors) and JumpPost, Inc. (New York, NY — other technology — 2010; $1.15M reported sold to 11 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $240.6M sold in total.

Listed alongside Eric Martineau-Fortin (4 shared filings), John Borthwick (4 shared filings), Stuart Ellman (4 shared filings), John Drzik (3 shared filings), Michael Buckley (3 shared filings) and 22 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ken. Each name links to their own page.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Bbg (15 issuers, $338.5M reported sold, 2009–2024).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Bbg has 15 companies on file and $338.5M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 7 public filings for Ken Lerer and found 9 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Ken Lerer is no longer listed on the May 30, 2013 amendment; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Ken Lerer..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

9 differences found between the filings for Ken Lerer — 1 worth asking about (compared 7 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Mar 26, 1998 – Sep 20, 2000

Bankruptcy case: Richard C. Breeden, Esq. v. L & G Laybourne — filed Mar 26, 1998

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York docket "Richard C. Breeden, Esq. v. L & G Laybourne" filed Mar 26, 1998, closed Sep 20, 2000. Geraldine Laybourne (listed on the same filings) is listed as Defendant ("L & G Laybourne"). Our match estimate: 70%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York ↗Geraldine Laybourne — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 14, 2013 – Apr 7, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC (latest filing Apr 7, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 7, 2014 (first sale Nov 14, 2013). It reports $19,481,984 sold of $22,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D/A · Apr 7, 2014 ↗BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 18, 2012 – Feb 2, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC (latest filing Feb 2, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 2, 2012 (first sale Jan 18, 2012). It reports $7,856,775 sold of $15,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Feb 2, 2012 ↗BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jan 4, 2013 – May 30, 2013

Ken Lerer is no longer listed on the May 30, 2013 amendment — Food52, Inc.

Ken Lerer appears on the Jan 4, 2013 Form D (director) but not on the May 30, 2013 Form D/A for the same offering.

What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.

Form D · Jan 4, 2013 ↗Form D/A · May 30, 2013 ↗Ken Lerer — PartnerFacts page ↗Food52, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 22, 2013 – Apr 7, 2014

Offering amount changed between filings — BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC

The Nov 22, 2013 filing says $10,000,000 offered; the Apr 7, 2014 Form D/A says $22,000,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Nov 22, 2013 ↗Form D/A (later) · Apr 7, 2014 ↗BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 4, 2013 – May 30, 2013

Offering amount changed between filings — Food52, Inc.

The Jan 4, 2013 filing says $2,000,000 offered; the May 30, 2013 Form D/A says $2,250,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Jan 4, 2013 ↗Form D/A (later) · May 30, 2013 ↗Food52, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 19, 2010 – Nov 22, 2013

Industry group changed between filings — BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC

"Other Technology" (Mar 19, 2010); then "Other" (Feb 2, 2012); then "Other Technology" (Nov 22, 2013 to Apr 7, 2014).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Form D · Mar 19, 2010 ↗Form D · Feb 2, 2012 ↗Form D · Nov 22, 2013 ↗BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 8, 2018

Same name, different state: "KEN LERER" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "KEN LERER" with address state CA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by CRYPT HOLDINGS, INC. (Mar 8, 2018). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Mar 19, 2010 to Nov 21, 2016; the other has one filing dated Mar 8, 2018.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

KEN LERER (CA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 8, 2018 ↗CRYPT HOLDINGS, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗Ken Lerer (NY) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 4, 2013 – May 30, 2013

Address moved from Brooklyn, NY to New York, NY — Food52, Inc.

The people listed on the Jan 4, 2013 filing give Brooklyn, NY; on the May 30, 2013 filing they give New York, NY.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Form D · Jan 4, 2013 ↗Form D/A · May 30, 2013 ↗Food52, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 6 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $18,500.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 21, 2016 D
BuzzFeed, Inc.
File 021-274867
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 7, 2014 D/A
BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC
File 021-206842
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 4, 2013 D
Food52, Inc.
File 021-189572
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 2, 2012 D
BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC
File 021-172837
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 14, 2010 D
JumpPost, Inc.
File 021-147667
$0$0$18,500
Repayment of loan from Issuer to Jordan Cooper
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 19, 2010 D
BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC
File 021-122286
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 4

Every issuer that named Ken Lerer on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

B
Other

BuzzFeed, Inc.

New York, NY · Nov 21, 2016
  • Nov 21, 2016 · D · $200,000,000 sold of $200,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $200M from 22 investors (100% of the $200M target) as of the latest filing. Ken is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(b) (18,678 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

BS
Other Technology · group: Bbg

BETAWORKS STUDIO, LLC

New York, NY · Mar 19, 2010 → Apr 7, 2014 · 4 filings
  • Apr 7, 2014 · D/A · $19,481,984 sold of $22,000,000 · 23 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 22, 2013 · D · $4,250,004 sold of $10,000,000 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 2, 2012 · D · $7,856,775 sold of $15,000,000 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 19, 2010 · D · $18,299,973 sold of $18,299,973 · 24 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $19.5M from 24 investors (89% of the $22M target) as of the latest filing. Ken is listed as director on 4 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Technology / 506(b) (17,390 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

F
Other Technology

Food52, Inc.

Brooklyn, NY · Jan 4, 2013
  • Jan 4, 2013 · D · $2,000,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 13 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $20M from 16 investors (100% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Ken is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

J
Other Technology

JumpPost, Inc.

New York, NY · Sep 14, 2010
  • Sep 14, 2010 · D · $1,149,999 sold of $1,149,999 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.15M from 11 investors (100% of the $1.15M target) as of the latest filing. Ken is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • KEN LERER — CA, 1 issuer, Mar 8, 2018 → Mar 8, 2018 · no shared issuer

People around Ken 27

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

SE
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Stuart Ellman

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 29 other issuers

Stuart Ellman is on 30 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

John Borthwick

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

John Borthwick is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

EF
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Eric Martineau-Fortin

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

PC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Paul Cappuccio

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

MB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Michael Buckley

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

JD
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

John Drzik

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

EW
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Eric Wiesen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

Eric Wiesen is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JJ
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

John Johnson

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 21 other issuers

John Johnson is on 22 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AW
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Andrew Weissman

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 37 other issuers

Andrew Weissman is on 38 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SE
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Scott English

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

EH
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Eric Hippeau

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 19 other issuers

Eric Hippeau is on 20 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

WP
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Will Porteous

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Will Porteous is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jordan Levy

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 16 other issuers

Jordan Levy is on 17 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JR
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jim Robinson IV

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

JP
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jonah Peretti

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

JC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jordan Cooper

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Jordan Cooper is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

GL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Geraldine Laybourne

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

AH
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Amanda Hesser

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Merrill Stubbs

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

EW
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Eric Weisen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

MF
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Mark Frackt

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

PK
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Patrick Kerins

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

SB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Sim Blaustein

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Sim Blaustein is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Alexandra Lutz

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

CD
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Chris Dixon

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

AL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Allison Lucas

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

GC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Greg Coleman

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Ken Lerer. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

B
Sponsor group

Bbg

15 issuers · 34 filings · $338.5M reported sold · 2009–2024

One team, 15 deal companies. Ken Lerer is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Ken Lerer.

Same business address

11 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 4 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Ken Lerer by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Ken Lerer is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in BuzzFeed, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #279,538 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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Social and web

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Courts

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

New York Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

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